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“Coming to the Table:” DeWolf and Morgan on interracial healing, dialogue

Authors Tom DeWolf and Sharon Morgan will speak Tuesday, Oct. 30, at 7:30 p.m. in Younts Conference Center on the campus of Furman University about dealing with the historical harms and “collective trauma” resulting from...

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Film “Traces of the Trade” to be screened Nov. 1

Furman University will screen Emmy-nominated film “Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North,” by Katrina Browne Thursday, Nov. 1, at 7 p.m. in Patrick Lecture Hall of Plyler Hall on campus. The...

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Furman Homecoming Draws Thousands to Campus

Furman University welcomed over 3,000 alumni to campus Oct. 19-21 for a 2018 homecoming weekend of fun, festivities and reconnections. Students spent Thursday building homecoming floats on the Furman Mall, which were debuted at Friday...

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Gina Bleedorn ’02: The future of retail over the next five years

Gina (Arbore) Bleedorn '02 took a circuitous route to her current profession as chief experience officer for Adrenaline. The music graduate explored the performance arts as a vocalist, and also filled her last semesters at...

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Fall Festival of Choral Music culminates with concert Oct. 27

The Furman Fall Festival of Choral Music will close with a concert on Saturday, Oct. 27, at 3 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium on the Furman University campus. The concert, “A Feast of Classics,” is free...

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Furman alum receives endorsement

The Washington Post has endorsed Furman alum David Trone in his bid to represent Maryland’s 6th Congressional District. Trone graduated from Furman in 1977 and has served on the university’s Board of Trustees.

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Muslim-Americans helped to build this country

Furman Professor of Politics and International Affairs Akan Malici and Associate Professor of Religion Alfons Teipen contribute a guest column in The Greenville News about the impact of Muslim-Americans on the United States. They point...

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Furman Symphony Orchestra in concert Oct. 26

The Furman Symphony Orchestra (FSO) will present a concert Friday, Oct. 26, at 8 p.m. in McAlister Auditorium on campus. The Sound Quality Series concert, “American Classics,” is open to the public. Tickets for the...

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Serving on and off the Court

The pups at the Greenville Humane Society have some new toys to fetch thanks to Furman tennis player Danni Vines '20. Last spring, Vines was a resident of the Furman Greenbelt Community and enrolled in...

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No horsin’ around–Martha Ingram ’20 is a winner

Martha Ingram ’20 competed in the Capital Challenge Horse Show in late September “just to have a good time.” But she came home a winner at the 25th anniversary edition of the event held at...

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Professor emeritus Tom Allen to speak at High Noon Oct. 24

Tom Allen, Daniel Distinguished Professor of Computer Science Emeritus at Furman University, will examine some of the prominent ways in which hackers sought to tamper with the 2016 U.S. presidential election when he speaks at...

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Riley Institute announces Wilkins Leadership Awards winners

[caption id="attachment_37232" align="alignright" width="285"] Sen. John W. Matthews, Jr.[/caption] Furman University’s Riley Institute has announced that Sen. John W. Matthews, Jr. (D-Orangeburg) and Charlotte Berry of Columbia, a lifetime philanthropist and community leader, will be...

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